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In 1846 Newell Knight, his family, and a company of
Mormons left Nauvoo, Illinois to search out a home in the
Rocky Mountains. Due to hardships, the group could not
go on and they built a fort of log cabins by the Niobrara

Devil's Nest is a designated scenic area noted as a hideout for Jesse James and other famous outlaws. Rumors have it there is still $30,000 in hidden gold buried in the Devils Nest! In your adventure of reaching this point, you will no doubt understand why this was such a good hiding place.

This 140 ft. mural on the north side of
the museum building was painted by
Keith Knutson of Niobrara and Blane
Berg of Verdel. It was funded by the
Historical Society and represents
approximately 200 years of history
from Lewis & Clark days to the